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Australian army to investigate soldiers’ use of dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic leg

Investigation follows revelation of pictures which show soldiers drinking from leg and carrying it on the battlefield Australia’s defence department says an investigation has been launched into photos showing senior special forces soldiers drinking out…

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Photo reveals Australian soldier drinking beer out of dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic leg

Exclusive: Image obtained by Guardian Australia shows limb being used to down drinks in a special forces bar in AfghanistanSenior Australian special forces soldiers drank beer out of the prosthetic leg of a dead Taliban soldier at an unauthorised bar i…

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Australian MPs unite to condemn ‘grossly insulting’ Chinese government tweet

Inflammatory image posted by foreign ministry spokesman draws revulsion across political spectrum but disagreement on Australia’s responseAn inflammatory tweet by China’s foreign ministry spokesman about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has emboldened…

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Afghanistan war crimes inquiry report into Australian special forces released – as it happened

Australian defence force releases long-awaited Brereton report into allegations SAS committed war crimes in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2016. This blog is now closedFull report: Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crim…

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Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report alleges

Brereton report finds prisoners were executed to ‘blood’ junior soldiers and unlawful killings were deliberately covered upFollow live reaction to the release of the reportWarning: this article contains disturbing contentAustralian special forces were …

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